Public Act 096-0974
 		





HB5958 Enrolled
LRB096 20664 RLJ 36381 b





  
    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Fire Protection Training Act is 
amended  by changing Section 2 as follows:
 



    (50 ILCS 740/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 532)



    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the 
context
requires otherwise:

    a.  Office means the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

    b.  "Local governmental agency" means any local 
governmental unit or
municipal corporation in this State. It 
does not include the State of
Illinois or any office, officer, 
department, division, bureau, board,
commission, or agency of 
the State except a State controlled university,
college, or 
public community college.

    c.  "School" means any school located within the State of 
Illinois
whether privately or publicly owned which offers a 
course in fire
protection training or related subjects and 
which has been approved by
the Office.

    d. "Trainee" means a recruit fire fighter required to 
complete
initial minimum basic training requirements at an 
approved school to be
eligible for permanent employment as a 
fire fighter.

    e. "Fire protection personnel" and "fire fighter" means any 
person
engaged in fire administration, fire prevention, fire 
suppression, fire
education and arson investigation, including 
any permanently employed,
trainee or volunteer fire fighter, 
whether or not such person, trainee
or volunteer is compensated 
for all or any fraction of his time.

    f. "Basic training" and "basic level" shall mean the Basic 
Operations Firefighter II
program as promulgated by the rules 
and regulations of the Office.

(Source: P.A. 82-777.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  




Effective Date:  7/2/2010